What Justice Gorsuch's new book tells us about America − and himself

What we learned about Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch in his exclusive written responses to USA TODAY's questions, ...

It Was the Crime Saga That Captivated Millions. A New Book Goes Deep on the Man at the Heart of the Case.

The saga of South Carolina’s Murdaugh family and their crimes—both actual and rumored—has provided fodder for scads of ...
Mail & Guardian

Books, language and knowledge ownership: Why publishing and copyright matter in South Africa

As the world marks World Book and Copyright Day on 23 April, I find myself reflecting on a number of issues that lie at the heart of knowledge creation, cultural ...
Independent Florida Alligator

Book clubs become language-learning tools at Alachua County Library District

At 3 p.m. every Wednesday, Lucas Cordeiro Freitas heads to the Headquarters Library in downtown Gainesville to discuss books with fellow English learners. The Brazil native has been attending the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A New Book of Toni Morrison’s University Lectures, Now Collected for the First Time, Shares Some of the Legendary Novelist’s Most Important Lessons

Before her career as a novelist, Toni Morrison was a teacher. The famed American author, best known for works such as Beloved and Song of Solomon, was born in Lorain, Ohio, in 1931. After attending ...
IFLScience

Neanderthals And Denisovans Appear To Have Had The “Genetic Toolbox” For Language

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...
Wall Street Journal

‘On Morrison’ and ‘Language as Liberation’: Toni Morrison’s Complex Craft

Something similar has happened to Toni Morrison (1931-2019), in my judgment the most influential American novelist of the past 50 years. Morrison’s importance today is usually pegged to the issue of ...
Irish Central

Irish language TikToker's book published in the US gets Irish release date

When Laura Pakenham began sharing Irish language videos on TikTok, she did not expect that her passion would lead to a US book deal before an Irish one. Now, after being published in the US and Canada ...
Los Angeles Times

Put down your headphones. Spotify wants you to pick up an actual book.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Following major expansions to Spotify’s podcast branch, the audio streamer is turning its attention to its ...
unr.edu

Ask the Professor: Why do we use a sideways 8 to represent infinity?

It’s a complaint many algebra teachers are familiar with, as more letters and symbols are introduced with progressively harder courses in mathematics. But why did the plus symbol emerge as the ...